We are located in and around Medford, Oregon, USA. Our home water is the Rogue River that flows from the Cascade Mountain Range near Crater Lake to the Pacific Ocean. We are blessed to be in this wonderful local and value our resources and we strive to protect them.

Saturday, April 16, 2016

Summer Schedule: We discussed the various options for the club’s summer schedule. We have traditionally had a picnic meeting in July and more recently in June. But attendance has been declining steadily in recent years. Having a Holy Water outing was discussed but tabled for the time being. The club has already scheduled a wine social for the August meeting. The Board recommended having a regular meeting in June, and not have monthly a meeting in July or August, with the exception of the wine social.

Correspondence: Jack reviewed a thoughtful letter from a club member regarding how to structure the raffle. After discussing pros and cons, it was decided that 1 raffle ticket would be given for contributing a fly or flies for the sheepskin but not one a ticket for each fly. Sale of raffle tickets will be split off from sale of dinners. Keith Hardcastle has agreed to run the raffle and he will have a table with a cash box. Raffle items will be picked up in advance and displayed on the table. The club will not purchase wine or beer for the raffle but members can contribute such items if they wish. Tickets can be purchased during the meeting up until the time of the drawing. Keith will handle the drawing and can do a bucket raffle if he wishes.

SPECIAL MEAL RQUESTS: Those
who prefer vegetarian, vegan or gluten free, will need to notify Theresa by
Tuesday afternoon (the day before) with your request by either phone
(541)702-2153 or email tms1910@icloud.com.

RAFFLE TICKETS: $1 PER TICKET

PARKING: There is
parking across the street on Pine Street in the bank parking lot, there is a
public parking lot across from The Point on 3rd , parking behind The Point
(they own both buildings), and parking along the curb.

ROOM: The room
is located upstairs. There are two front entrances on Pine St. The one on the
left enters into the bar. Enter the front door on the right. To your left are
the stairs. There is no elevator. Those who need assistance negotiating the
stairs will most assuredly get it. There are restrooms upstairs located right
off our meeting room in the back.

PROGRAM: This month's
program will feature members of the Southern Oregon Fly Tyers ( SOFT ) SOFT
club is made up of member tyers from Medford, Grants Pass, Northern California
and Roseburg. There are tyers of all levels of skill. It includes hobbyist as
well as commercial tyers. Both men and women are involved. displaying the art
and practical fishing side of fly tying. Sharing the art with any who choose to
learn.

Monday, April 4, 2016

April 5 - An Important Date!

Effective April 5 important changes are coming to the IFFF. They include a launch of the new IFFF website, a new version of the electronic Flyfisher and changes to the membership categories. Please read the following information carefully. As a council/club officer or contact person you are being notified today. We will send a notice to all members the week of March 28.

At our Board of Directors meeting in Bend, Oregon several important Federation initiatives were unanimously approved. Some of those initiatives included simplifying operational processes, making sure we cover our operational costs and improving service to members.

Over the last several months, a committee of the Board of Directors (BoD) and Council Presidents diligently studied ways to simplify membership categories while improving service. That membership committee was led by Tom Gadacz and included myself, Burr Tupper, Carl Johnson, Bob Shirley and Rhonda Sellers as staff support. Subsequently the recommendations of the committee were approved at the January BoD meeting.

We believe these recommendations, implemented over the next few years, will result in operational cost savings and a net revenue increase to the Federation. Most importantly, the recommendations will ultimately result in improved service to our membership.

The changes are significant. We have reduced the number of membership categories from 17 to 7 and general memberships will include the primary member, spouse or cohabitating partner and children under 18 years of age. Lifetime memberships may include a spouse or cohabitating partner. All Federation members, domestic and international will pay the same $35 membership fee. Senior members will still get a discounted rate of $25 and students 22 and younger will pay $20. The membership category simplification will include an upgraded, electronic copy of the Flyfisher magazine.

The IFFF staff has been working hard to not only update the website, but also reformat the Flyfisher magazine to make it easily accessible and readable on tablet and mobile phone devices. A printed copy of the Flyfisher will remain available to all domestic members for a subscription rate of $10 per year to cover printing and mailing costs. International members who want a paper copy of the magazine can subscribe for $20 per year. All members will be given the opportunity to subscribe to the printed magazine during their regular renewal cycle. If you are a lifetime member, you will still receive a printed copy of the magazine unless you opt for an electronic copy. We will continue to provide paper copies of the magazine to all Councils and clubs for special-event distribution.

In the spirit of conservation, I want to reduce the amount of paper I consume and believe this is an important goal for the Federation to strive toward. Therefore I choose the electronic copy even though I'm a lifetime member and was entitled to a paper copy.

There are a few other important changes. We all celebrate our veterans’ service to our country! The Federation will now offer a significant discount to ALL veterans who served honorably. The new subscription rate for all veterans will be $25. The Federation will continue to support annual, free electronic subscriptions for special outreach programs offered to disabled veterans. We thank all veterans for their service and want them to know it!

Lifetime members will now be allowed to include their spouse or cohabitating partner in the membership category. The lifetime membership fee will now be $1000. For a $1500 contribution, lifetime members will receive a custom fly rod of their choosing!

We are very happy to announce the Federation has reinstated the affiliate club category. Already, we've received interest from a number of clubs who left the Federation when the affiliate club category was dropped several years ago. A new fee schedule has been developed for new affiliate clubs. The goal here is to broaden our reach and encourage relationships with those who love to fly fish!

The most important issue we must address is improving service to our membership. A common refrain when I reach out to clubs and councils is the question "what is the Federation doing for me?" This is an important question and we believe The Fly Fishing Academy will be a step toward improving the depth and quality of service to our members. We have several members working very hard in developing the Academy with Molly Semenik leading this effort. Molly and her team have developed a business plan and have committees defining curriculum in four areas - fly tying, fly casting, conservation and fly fishing skills. The goal is to develop a world-class curriculum and training, including instructors’ guides, all easily accessible to instructors around the world.

Additionally, the Federation will regularly provide news articles for all councils to distribute to clubs for their newsletters, websites and Facebook pages. We also want to develop a "speakers’ bureau" that clubs can access to identify qualified fly fishing or conservation presenters for club meetings. Again, the idea is to develop an easily accessible, electronic system where local clubs can identify a range of possible speakers for club meetings. We will also be taking steps to provide more assistance to Council-sponsored, fly-fishing events.

Change is not always easy but we think these are very exciting times for the Federation. We certainly appreciate your support as we move forward. Please do not hesitate to contact the office if you have other ideas on how to improve service to the membership.

Friday, April 1, 2016

I have been getting some questions about the outing planned for this weekend. The club outing to the North Umpqua River will proceed as planned. The flows on the river have dropped enough to make conditions suitable for fishing. We will meet at 9:00am at Swiftwater Park this Saturday. Consult the March newsletter for more details.

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Board Meetings

A brief reminder that anyone with questions or suggestions is invited to attend a board meeting which is held the 1st Wednesday of every month at the Lions Sight and Hearing Center at 238 North Holly street in downtown Medford. Parking is located behind the building off the alley and entrance in through the back.